Gift of Health can be used as means of additional healing. If using Gift of Health, put 8 points in healing taken from divine favor.

Holy Veil can be used instead of Deny Hexes; "pre-veiling" is great for countering builds (like the Shadow Prison Assassin). However, Holy Veil requires some knowledge of these builds and the ability to apply this knowledge to the game by knowing who the opponent is about to hex.

For more survivability, use your secondary profession to bring defensive skills such as Shield Bash or Return.

When carrying more enchantment skills, it may be wise to carry a weapon of Enchanting instead of Fortitude.